pour

pour

verb

Definition of POUR

1

to cause to flow in a stream <she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout>

Synonyms stream

Related Words ladle, spoon; cascade, trickle; deluge, flood, inundate, overflow

2

to move in a stream <water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam>

Synonyms pour, roll, run, stream

Related Words arise, disembogue, effuse, emanate, issue, spring; course, race, rush; fountain, gush, spout, spurt; deluge, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overrun, swamp; cascade, dribble, drip, gutter, riffle, ripple, sheet, trickle; flush, wash out

Near Antonyms clot, coagulate, congeal, gel, harden, set

Antonyms back up

3

to flow out in great quantities or with force <tears pouring down his cheeks>

Synonyms jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt, squirt, swoosh

Related Words cascade, issue, roll, run, stream; plash, slosh, splash, wash; surge, swell; flush, sluice; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp; fountain

Near Antonyms spatter, sprinkle; bleed, exude, leak, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, weep

Antonyms dribble, drip, drop, trickle

4

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds <it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella>

Synonyms pour, precipitate, storm

Related Words shower; spit; hail, rainsquall, squall; deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, swamp

Near Antonyms drizzle, mist, mizzle, spit, sprinkle

5

to give readily and in large quantities <repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area>

Synonyms heap, lavish, pour, shower

Related Words gush, stream; flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, swamp; bombard, hail

Near Antonyms hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold